October 2011 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7. Waterfront News YACHTING EDITOR BUILDS DORY
Students at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, come from many walks of life, and for many reasons. Some come to learn boatbuilding for the first time, others return year after year and alternate their experiences between building and seamanship offerings. For Mary South, deputy editor for Yachting magazine, the lure of wooden boats started a few years back when she happened aboard the motorsailer BURMA in Newport, RI. The enthusiasm of BURMA’s owners about the experience of wooden boats, and Wooden- Boat magazine in particular, led Mary to sign up for a course at the WoodenBoat School this summer. She chose to build a dory de- signed by Chesapeake Light Craft called the “Northeaster Dory,” a 17½ foot boat which would be constructed over 5½ days. As Mary recounts:
“Looking at a finished dory on saw- horses outside the barn, and knowing my general skill level, that seemed highly un- likely. I had imagined myself capable of cre- ating a shorter, squatter, uglier boat, maybe something with a flat bottom, but not this long, lean, elegant lapstrake craft…How was I going to build this?”
After 82 years of operation in New York City, S&S' New York design and brokerage office has relocated to Greenwich, CT. Mention Greenwich, CT, anywhere and chances are most people will have heard of it. It is the premier town along what is often referred to as the Connecticut Gold Coast. The town’s unique beauty lies within its preservation of colonial history, with rolling hills, vast woodlands, sprawling meadows and picturesque shorelines. Access to Long Island Sound is by the idyllic Cos Cob Har- bor, Smith Cove, Indian Harbor and Green- wich Harbor.
Yet, as the week rolled onward Mary surprised herself with her ever-increasing skill as five finished hulls actually emerged from the students’ efforts.
“I was working with my hands and beauty was emerging. I was made dizzy by the seductive scent of cypress and buoyed by the thought of the school’s traditional Friday night lobster bake. I was ready to move to Maine and make a go of this whole wooden boat thing.”
The story ends well. Mary and her fellow students complete their boats to within an- other week’s finishing work. New boatbuilders were born, promising to return next summer for more challenges. This kind of experience happens every week at the WoodenBoat School, both on our waterfront and in our shop, to nearly 800 students each summer. To learn more, con- tact Rich Hilsinger or Kim Patten at the WoodenBoat School, 207-359-4651 or visit our website
www.thewoodenboatschool. com. Classes (over 100 different offerings) run from June 1st to September 30th, and course registration opens on January 1st.
The town is home to many well-known artists, writers, actors and sports figures along with top management corporate execu- tives and leaders in the worlds of finance and communications. In addition, Greenwich Avenue is the epicenter of the finest collec- tion of restaurants, rivaling those in Manhat- tan, and offers luxury shopping. Our principal motivation for the move is to be closer to the sailing communities and boat yards of Long Island Sound and New England and also where many of our clients spend their leisure time, rather then their working hours. It will also move us that much
LOBSTER BOAT RACE CALENDAR COMPASS PROJECT NEWS Pat Ryan’s Retirement
In July Pat Ryan stepped down as founding director of The Compass Project after this year’s Boat Building Festival. In celebrating Pat’s legacy of having successfully created this new and unique organization let us not downplay the underlying themes of determination, perseverance, dedication, creative problem solving, and above all resiliency. Our youth boat building programs teach kids how to have the confidence to take risks and to try to accomplish things that they never dreamed were possible. Along the way, throughout the process of building a boat, the themes and lessons of problem solving are unavoidable at best on a good day. Most of the students that we work with in the shop are not going to go on to become professional boatbuilders so we try to encourage the broader lessons about the rewards of hard work.
As I often remind myself, our students, and would like to remind all of you who support us in one way or another, “it ain’t going to be easy but it’ll be worth it at the
Sparkman & Stephens Relocates to Greenwich, Connecticut
closer to our Newport, Rhode Island office. Located only thirty miles from Manhat- tan, transportation is made simple via inter- state 95, the Merritt Parkway, and Metro North Railroad. Express trains from New York City’s Grand Central Terminal are 45 minutes in duration. For air travelers, Westchester County Airport is just minutes away. LaGuardia and JFK airports are also within easy reach.
end.” As Program Supervisor I look forward to directing The Compass Project into the next era and continuing to develop and grow our youth boatbuilding programs.
Compass Project’s Summer Activities After recovering from the festival we jumped right back into action with a trip up to The Center for All Seasons in Belgrade. We spent a week there building an 18-foot Peace Canoe with kids attending summer camp. The campers were amazing and the finished product was beautiful! Make sure to visit our Facebook page for pictures. In Mid-August we were at the Maine Boats Homes & Harbors show in Rockland for three days of boat building with Youth Links. Over the weekend the team put together a Bevin’s Skiff and provided an eye catching activity for guests of the show to enjoy!
Compass Project staff also participated in numerous professional development events such as STEM education conferences, Positive Youth Development Conference, life guarding certification and a course at the Wooden Boat School.
Upcoming Events A New School Year!
Compass Project’s Youth boatbuilding programs are offered primarily through partnerships with local schools. Our year long and semester long programs will be starting up soon. We are excited to welcome back groups from Gorham H.S., South Portland H.S., Falmouth H.S., and many more, for collaborative Math through Boatbuiding Programs.
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